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Fable II cover artvsFinal Fantasy XV cover art

Fable IIvsFinal Fantasy XV

Fable II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Fable IIFinal Fantasy XV

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Final Fantasy XV leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance1 vs 2

Final Fantasy XV leans harder on variance: Loot and ascension variance

Optimization6 vs 6

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Fable II

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Final Fantasy XV